Redefining Movement

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about shoulder impingement from COVID shots, how the LYT team met, finding a neutral pelvis when it’s laterally tilted.  Your questions:* I had four COVID shots and a flu shot in the same arm over the span of a year plus. Removal of lymph nodes requires shots in only one arm. The second COVID booster shot in March left my arm with a slight impingement. I've had a hard time raising my arm from the front, not the side, without a painful ache. I tried percussion massage, massage, and strength training. Nothing seems to help. Does anyone else have this issue with vaccinations? Any thoughts on a remedy or just wait it out some more? Thank you in advance. * How did Lara, Kristin, & Rhonna meet?* My pelvis is tilted laterally and puts a lot of strain on that sit bone, hip, and hamstring. I’m constantly struggling to keep my pelvis neutral during pyramid, standing split, and runner’s stretch. Any cues to LYT up that area, to hug it into neutral?  To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.com/blog/category/podcasts/ Do you have a question?DM Lara on Instagram: @lara.heimannDM Kristin on Instagram: @kbwilliams99Email us at support@lytyoga.comSponsor:Visit relationshipschool.com/lara to get 50% off your first month of relationship coaching. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month, Lara talks through some helpful habits you should consider adopting, if you don’t already do them, upon waking up to set yourself up for success. Because how you wake up really does set the path for the day. It’s a way to jumpstart your morning. Waking up well can improve your productivity, mood, and health.In this episode, you will learn about…* the negative effects of hitting the snooze button* the benefits of a morning gratitude practice* reasons why to hold off on immediately getting on technology * the importance of getting morning light in your eyes * why to drink water first thing in the morning* tips about starting, maintaining, or returning to a morning journaling routineTo learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.com/blog/category/podcasts/Resources:Instagram: @lara.heimannVisit almondcow.co/shop and use code LARA for a discount off your purchase! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we welcome back returning guest, from Episode 447, Dr. David Ward. Lara and Dr. Ward discuss the latest research on how to prevent and reverse cognitive decline through holistic lifestyle-based strategies. Dr. Ward shares a ton of information about how to mitigate the risks of a shrinking brain as you age, some of which is hot off the research paper presses. Dr. Ward is a licensed doctor of chiropractics and a board-certified athletic trainer with a Masters of Science degree in sport health science. He’s a Functional Health Practitioner who has completed extensive post-doctorate education with a focus on functional health. Dr. Ward is a certified ReCODE (Reversing Cognitive Decline) practitioner of the Bredesen Protocol – a comprehensive personalized program designed to support brain health for those at risk for cognitive decline. In this episode, you’ll learn…* that awareness of and strategies to prevent cognitive decline is important for everyone.* how you live your life can give you superpowers for preventing cognitive decline.* what lifestyle choices to make to help prevent cognitive decline as you age.* the importance of brain stimulation.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.com/blog/category/podcasts/ Resources:https://www.entavida.com/Visit tryveganmealprep.com and get 25% off your first order with promo code LYTYOGAInstagram: @lara.heimann Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about shoulder discoordination when lifting the arms, whether pain indicates that you should stop doing something, and work/exercise balance in life.  Your questions:* For about 1.5 weeks, I can't lift my arms up sideways. It gets stuck pretty soon, even before reaching shoulder height. I then can only lift them in a forward angle or when grabbing one shoulder with my hand and guiding the arm. It seems my shoulders, especially my left one, move forward in space and something on both shoulders blocks and a muscle connecting my neck to the shoulder area pops up. This muscle is super tight since having this trouble. It also leads to headaches on the very tight side. The shoulders themselves do not hurt, but my range of motion is limited and sometimes the front of my upper arm tightens up when trying to lift them. This problem occurred soon after I was doing a funky dolphin on both sides very eagerly and was swimming in very lively waters. My regular physical therapist is on holiday and maybe you have an idea how to get this area unstuck as the upper back, upper body, and back/shoulder/neck/scapula area are very tight and I can almost feel the chain reaction of things pulling on each other. I'm also sitting a lot (computer work) and lots of traveling and try to be aware of posture and mobilize my body. But these days, due to this issue, my upper body and thoracic mobility, that per se is poor, are very limited. I try to mobilize my shoulders with specific LYT classes and roll the area between the shoulder blades with a ball, yet no improvement. Any suggestion how to get the range back? * Is pain an indication of when we should stop doing something? My SI joint will sometimes hurt after going to the gym. * How do you balance your work life and your exercise life?  To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.com/blog/category/podcasts/ Do you have a question?DM Lara on Instagram: @lara.heimannDM Kristin on Instagram: @kbwilliams99Email us at support@lytyoga.com Sponsor:Visit relationshipschool.com/lara to get 50% off your first month of relationship coaching. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leading a healthy and fit lifestyle, isn’t just a way of thinking and living. It can be a way of business and for serial entrepreneur, Andy Jackson, making it easier for kids and adults to lead a healthy and active lifestyle became his business obsession. From releasing VHS videos in the 90s, to today working with Elton John’s Rocket Sports, and heading his own curated wellness marketplace, Andy has set the tone for what it’s like to run a fitness business with a passion for movement and authenticity.In this episode, Lara talks with Andy about his journey into entrepreneurship, what he’s learned about being a stellar salesman, and the lens in which he uses to discern brands today (HINT: efficacy and environmental impact are key). Listen in for inspirational stories from Andy on creating businesses out of a healthy and active lifestyle.In this episode, you’ll learn:* The importance of human connection in business* How to lead with authenticity in all types of influence* How recycling is impacting the fitness industryResources Mentioned:Elton John’s Rocket Sports - http://www.rocketsports.co.uk/Dr. Jen Esquer Fraboni - https://www.instagram.com/docjenfit/?hl=enCure-ate Goods - https://cureategoods.comVivobarefoot - https://www.vivobarefoot.com/us/ReVivo shoe Recycling ProgramConnect with the Guest:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyjackson3/Twitter - https://twitter.com/fitnesstechlov?lang=enConnect with LYT Yoga and Lara Heimann:Instagram Lara Heimann - https://www.instagram.com/lara.heimann/Facebook Lara Heimann - https://www.facebook.com/lara.f.heimannInstagram LYT Yoga - https://www.instagram.com/lytyogamethod/Facebook LYT Yoga - https://www.facebook.com/lytyogamethodSponsors:Shop my favorite 100% Science-Backed Amino Acid Supplements. Enter code "LYT" to save 30%. aminoco.com/LYTVisit almondcow.co/shop and use code LARA for a discount off your purchase! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about what to do to help a frozen shoulder, tips for moving better, and what is your favorite thing about teaching LYT Yoga.  Your questions:* I have a very painful frozen shoulder. I wonder if there are any tips and/or exercises in LYT that can help me.* Any tips for helping me move better? I have old injuries, have tried pilates, running, cycling, and I just started LYT Daily two months ago. I am obsessed, but wondering if I will ever move as gracefully as you do. * What is your favorite thing about what you do? To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.com/blog/category/podcasts/ Do you have a question?DM Lara on Instagram: @lara.heimannDM Kristin on Instagram: @kbwilliams99Email us at support@lytyoga.com Sponsor:Visit tryveganmealprep.com and get 25% off your first order with promo code LYTYOGA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Lara for a soulful conversation with Mara Branscombe, author of Ritual as Remedy: Embodied Practices for Soul Care. Mara is a mother, ceremonialist, spiritual coach, artist, yoga teacher, mindfulness leader, and meditation guide. They discuss the importance of rituals, which can also be thought of as habits or active intentions in our lives, and how they can be healing and empowering and help you get to know yourself better. In this episode, you’ll learn:* The benefits of ritual* Some of Mara’s personal rituals* Integrating ritual into your daily life when you have children To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.com/blog/category/podcasts/ Resources:marabranscombe.com/Instagram: @marabranscombeVisit relationshipschool.com/lara to get 50% off your first month of relationship coaching.Instagram: @lara.heimann Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about passive stretching after a gym workout, foot cramps, hamstring spasms, and diaphragm cramps, and proper rib cage placement for breathing well. Your questions:* What should you do after a gym workout instead of passive stretching, if you’re already doing LYT yoga every day? * I have a question about a student. She's almost 70 but super fit. She weight trains regularly with a personal trainer, and has been practicing yoga for 20 years. She has arthritic knees, has had two children, and is diabetic. But overall, she's very mobile, eats, grows a lot of veggies, and enjoys exercise. She's been coming to my classes for over two years, mostly recently in-person versus Zoom. I found out that she's been having foot cramps, hamstring spasms, and diaphragm cramps for a few years now, usually when she's active. In my class yesterday she experienced hamstring spasms during bridge and in reverse table. She took some breaks and they went away. But I felt sad to see her in pain during class. She says her toes will curl towards the plantar side of her foot. Sometimes the anterior aspect of her diaphragm cramps, she pointed to the left side, sometimes when she does forward bends. Her hamstring cramps when she does bridge and hip thrusts in reverse table. I did notice that she does tend to have an anterior pelvic tilt when in bridge and in reverse table. She's been to massage therapists, chiropractors, PTs, and nutritionists who, by the way, recommended potassium and magnesium, none of which has really helped. She thinks it's just part of getting older. I recommended that she see a pelvic floor physio. I know that the arches of the feet, pelvic floor and diaphragm are related. And the hamstrings originate from the SIT bones. So I think the pelvic floor might be the connection between them all. When I mentioned the pelvic floor, she said that's the only part of her that's working well and that she's been doing kegels for years, which makes me think her pelvic floor may be hypertonic. Any thoughts on this? Any other physical connections, recommendations for moves in my classes that may help, or other health practitioners that could be recommended to her would be awesome. * How do you feel about rib cage positioning, breathing, etc.? To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.com/blog/category/podcasts/ Do you have a question?DM Lara on Instagram: @lara.heimannDM Kristin on Instagram: @kbwilliams99Email us at support@lytyoga.com Sponsor:Visit almondcow.co/shop and use code LARA for a discount off your purchase! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the podcast, Lara chats with the twinkly, bright spirit Kali Durga. Kali is a yin yoga teacher who utilizes Internal Family Systems Therapy and she practices Buddhist and Dharma philosophies. She uses anatomy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, mind training, and trauma healing in her offerings of classes, trainings, and retreats. Kali also holds an MPH in Environmental Public Health and serves as a Project Director for the United Nations Association Global Health Initiative on the Africa Affairs Committee. She has worked with the UN as a Global Health consultant for over 5 years and is a Conscious Dying Coach and Sacred Passage Doula.In this episode, you’ll learn:* Why vinyasa yoga can often feel like a one-night stand and yin yoga is more like a long-time marriage.* How to safely practice yin yoga through tuning into our subtle body languages.* How to discern between reactivity and response in developing a yin practice that supports you.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.com/blog/category/podcasts/ Resources:kalidurgayoga.comInstagram: @kali_durgaVisit tryveganmealprep.com and get 25% off your first order with promo code LYTYOGAInstagram: @lara.heimann Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about nerve pain with myofascial release balls, pilates vs. yoga, and fun postural exercises for kids.  Your questions:* I use a collection of balls for myofascial release. I use them everywhere for general conditioning. Several weeks ago, I noticed when I take one of the hardest, densest balls on the QL (quadratus lumborum), on the right side, which I've always done, I feel a nervy kind of pain into the gluteus medius. I don't feel any pain during my yoga practice or with any activity, not with yoga or walking or running or dance. Any thoughts?* Can you tell us your thoughts on pilates versus yoga?* My daughter is five and super active. She loves climbing, jumping, and running. Nevertheless, she has quite rounded shoulders. Are there any fun moves you would recommend for kids to prevent rounded shoulders and slouching?, I see more and more kids already sticking out their belly and butt, which might lead to anterior pelvic tilt in the long run. What are fun ways to strengthen the deep core musculature and help their posture from such a young age? ** Joseph Pilates did not earn a degree or certification in physical therapy. However, he was self-educated in anatomy, bodybuilding, boxing, wrestling, yoga, gymnastics, and martial arts. And at the outbreak of World War I, he was in England and became a nurse-physiotherapist to his fellow interns who were sick or injured. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.com/blog/category/podcasts/ Do you have a question?DM Lara on Instagram: @lara.heimannDM Kristin on Instagram: @kbwilliams99Email us at support@lytyoga.com Sponsor:Visit relationshipschool.com/lara to get 50% off your first month of relationship coaching. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.